I think we can all agree that the legal system has lots of laws in the very gray category.. the very reason we have many court systems, as interpretation is a delicate subject requiring, excuse the phrase, "a village to raise a child (law)".
This technology may be used to further the success rate.. but prosecution will always hold the risk of damning an innocent.
I know one thing: There's no way in hell they're ever gonna get passed my *ENLARGE YOUR PENIS* super leet windows 2003 install modded to look like xp *HELP RETRIEVE MY MILLIONS*. I even use IE7 beta, but I'm not scared cause I run McAfee *BUY SLIGHTLY USED PORN AT ROCK BOTTOM PRICES* firewall to protect my cable modem network. Let's see 'em try to get into THIS network! HA!
"When the gold nuclei smash into each other they are broken down into particles called quarks and gluons."
and it also says that at these speeds and energy levels (sorta redundant there), gravity is not a concern for these tiny blackholes. So this is my question: if its not a critical level of mass causing an event horizon, disallowing anything but x-rays and the fore-mentioned radiation to escape.. what exactly is causing these black holes to form? Does it have somethjing to do with the petential energy actualizing on such a large scale? (a sortof critical speed instead of mass)
why does this get insightful? If there were a conspiracy, they wouldn't openly buy patents for kick-ass technology usually developed by grad students and oddball engineers. That's smart business. All companies with a hold and money follow this practice. They don't hide this fact.. and believe me.. they, being a money making system, wouldn't hesitate to make a profit by selling or leasing the technology that would truly revolutionize the industry of energy after they have a hold in it. The money they would make on saving the planet would definitely overshadow what they can make on a limited supply of oil, not to mention the politcal power that comes with it (think - who wants to be the next opec). They are well aware that something will eventually will replace it.. it just needs to be easy to move from one system to the next.. and if it isn't easy for them, it isn't easy for anyone. Or do you have a secret source of power more efficiently stored than coal or petroleum?
but the wireless communications that carry the code for this software will propigate into space forever.. your puny mountain will only last until our Sun runs out of hydrogen and helium.
"Do you really believe a company that generates billions of dollars is going to assign someone to just read your IMs? Are you afraid of an ad hominem attack or something? It sounds really unreasonable to me."
It's not valid to say one shouldn't worry just because it's numerically unlikely that something will happen. Sure, most communications will be trivial, and it will be financially unsound to sort through those without some major technology like carnivore. This is not the point. The company in question took the time to pay lawyers to hash out that part of the contract, which means they've put even more time into having research/marketing/development look into it. That's a lot of man power, which means they expct to do SOMETHING with the information.. one whatever scale. Sooo.. think about it this way. Seeing as how this deals with communications (speech), how would you adjust your opinion if you removed yourself from reality, and just pretended for a second that the US Constitution or the Bill of Rights was written on a system like this first, then moved to public domain. Who would own it? Even if the people did, the company would have the right to lease and sell those words. Now.. removed yourself from this fictional land. Isn't it possible that someone on the AOL system will have communications just as sensitive, important, or personal as these huge documents? Shouldn't we be allowed a reasonable expectation of privacy and ownership of our own words? I mean.. we are PAYING them for this service.. should we have to pay them, AND work for them? (by work, I mean they may profit from our most personal creations, our thoughts/words)
Why? Why can't this technology turn off the parts of the screen that are black (like text and fields) and dim the darker ones for programs that aren't using raster images?
very insightful. It occurs to me that humans hate to feel out of control.. or rather.. they like to feel in control. Government bodies/panels are created to avoid 'mob rule' at the state and federal level. When it comes to the corporate world, competition disallows a decomcracy/republic type of interaction with the customer.. and mob rule would just drive companies into the ground with poo decisions, so I estimate that rumor mills serve to satisfy the part of our brains that beg for control of any sort - 'knowing' where things will go. Besides.. we've seen companies create products due to popular demand, so it does offer SOME control.
okay.. it's delving a bit into Economic Psychology mixed with speculation, but I bet someone out there has done a rather lengthy paper on the topic.
money is a top three motivator. Some people will do almost anything to get what they want and/or need. Combine that with the natural secrecy needed by companies for commercial success and good lawyers, and one has a decent recipe for abuse in such systems. Here's a pence.. buy a clue.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch. It is still a young company, and money is still the prime objective. Remember: Bill Gates is one of the largest constributor to non-profit organizations. Makes him and Microsoft part of the "good guys, Inc.", doesn't it? Oh wait.. they're mostly _his_ non profits. hmmm.
I'll reserve judgement until the cards are face up.
plus.. people still want to get drunk and read.. a TV or computer - heck, even a laptop are very hard to hold in conjunction with your body movement when swaying back-and-forth (think not just drunk, but moving in excessively jolting forms of transportation).. so a book being very light, durable, and geared towards single recognition (a movie IS more socially exceptable than a book) would be more adaptable in a traveling situation (something this commercial and capitalist world is moving into for efficiency reasons) - it seems reasonable to state that a book is not immediately replacable until our society replaces its economic structure from the ground up.. (think paperless office.. WHERE IS THAT???)
good luck to all those who think we are near. I wish the same, but I am a realist.
those were gone already.. Canada made agreements with the US to deport draft dodgers a few years back.
"Canada has signed an agreement with the US to halt what has been called asylum shopping - refugees who have been denied or think they will be denied asylum in one country, then crossing the border to apply in the other.
Deciding to slam the door on refugees who travel through the US has earned Canada rare criticism from the UNHCR as well as human rights groups.
They say that America's policies are nothing to emulate. They are critical of the US for creating a system that permits inspectors to make the on-the-spot decision to immediately deport people if they are not satisfied that the applicants have a credible fear of persecution. "
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I think we can all agree that the legal system has lots of laws in the very gray category.. the very reason we have many court systems, as interpretation is a delicate subject requiring, excuse the phrase, "a village to raise a child (law)".
This technology may be used to further the success rate.. but prosecution will always hold the risk of damning an innocent.
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That's part of what's wrong, the industry has driven a wooden stake through the heart of it's heritage and buried it.
umm.. are you drawing a comparison between the gaming industries past and vampires.. or were you just that addicted to castlevania? hehe
Freshmeat just got a 'best if used by' date.
ahhhh slashdot. The only place where a smaller number represents how big you penis is.
oh.. and mines bigger than both of yours.
Does Mr. Taco get $.15 a click-through on that site or something? sheesh
I know one thing: There's no way in hell they're ever gonna get passed my *ENLARGE YOUR PENIS* super leet windows 2003 install modded to look like xp *HELP RETRIEVE MY MILLIONS*. I even use IE7 beta, but I'm not scared cause I run McAfee *BUY SLIGHTLY USED PORN AT ROCK BOTTOM PRICES* firewall to protect my cable modem network. Let's see 'em try to get into THIS network! HA!
insightful? he copied that from the article. sheesh.
now we get modded up for copying one sentence in the text, not just the entire article.
wow.. I just woke up.. sorry about all the mistakes.. afore.. something.. and potential. I gave up coffee. Sorry.
"When the gold nuclei smash into each other they are broken down into particles called quarks and gluons."
and it also says that at these speeds and energy levels (sorta redundant there), gravity is not a concern for these tiny blackholes. So this is my question: if its not a critical level of mass causing an event horizon, disallowing anything but x-rays and the fore-mentioned radiation to escape.. what exactly is causing these black holes to form? Does it have somethjing to do with the petential energy actualizing on such a large scale? (a sortof critical speed instead of mass)
someone help!
as the old saying goes.. death, taxes, and idiocy.
Yea I do, and it's spelled "nook-U-lar"
I'd love to see your nook-u-lar powered transportation. Is it a submarine? When are you mass producing them for the public?
That thing is a lot of badass electronic-fused-with-acoustic musical stage time.
I'm a musician, and I know I'm getting one for that.
why does this get insightful? If there were a conspiracy, they wouldn't openly buy patents for kick-ass technology usually developed by grad students and oddball engineers. That's smart business. All companies with a hold and money follow this practice. They don't hide this fact.. and believe me.. they, being a money making system, wouldn't hesitate to make a profit by selling or leasing the technology that would truly revolutionize the industry of energy after they have a hold in it. The money they would make on saving the planet would definitely overshadow what they can make on a limited supply of oil, not to mention the politcal power that comes with it (think - who wants to be the next opec). They are well aware that something will eventually will replace it.. it just needs to be easy to move from one system to the next.. and if it isn't easy for them, it isn't easy for anyone. Or do you have a secret source of power more efficiently stored than coal or petroleum?
but the wireless communications that carry the code for this software will propigate into space forever.. your puny mountain will only last until our Sun runs out of hydrogen and helium.
I couldn't in all fairness let you get away with that without the opportunity to help out my fellow brothers by slashdotting these guys.
I really have to argue with you on this point..
"Do you really believe a company that generates billions of dollars is going to assign someone to just read your IMs? Are you afraid of an ad hominem attack or something? It sounds really unreasonable to me."
It's not valid to say one shouldn't worry just because it's numerically unlikely that something will happen. Sure, most communications will be trivial, and it will be financially unsound to sort through those without some major technology like carnivore. This is not the point. The company in question took the time to pay lawyers to hash out that part of the contract, which means they've put even more time into having research/marketing/development look into it. That's a lot of man power, which means they expct to do SOMETHING with the information.. one whatever scale. Sooo.. think about it this way. Seeing as how this deals with communications (speech), how would you adjust your opinion if you removed yourself from reality, and just pretended for a second that the US Constitution or the Bill of Rights was written on a system like this first, then moved to public domain. Who would own it? Even if the people did, the company would have the right to lease and sell those words. Now.. removed yourself from this fictional land. Isn't it possible that someone on the AOL system will have communications just as sensitive, important, or personal as these huge documents? Shouldn't we be allowed a reasonable expectation of privacy and ownership of our own words? I mean.. we are PAYING them for this service.. should we have to pay them, AND work for them? (by work, I mean they may profit from our most personal creations, our thoughts/words)
enough of that.. I think you can see my point.
I wanna see the contraption, but the thingy-ma-doo went ka-blooey.
Why? Why can't this technology turn off the parts of the screen that are black (like text and fields) and dim the darker ones for programs that aren't using raster images?
I don't like your attitude, young man.
that's just nieve. We all know it was Al Gore.
very insightful. It occurs to me that humans hate to feel out of control.. or rather.. they like to feel in control. Government bodies/panels are created to avoid 'mob rule' at the state and federal level. When it comes to the corporate world, competition disallows a decomcracy/republic type of interaction with the customer.. and mob rule would just drive companies into the ground with poo decisions, so I estimate that rumor mills serve to satisfy the part of our brains that beg for control of any sort - 'knowing' where things will go. Besides.. we've seen companies create products due to popular demand, so it does offer SOME control.
okay.. it's delving a bit into Economic Psychology mixed with speculation, but I bet someone out there has done a rather lengthy paper on the topic.
money is a top three motivator. Some people will do almost anything to get what they want and/or need. Combine that with the natural secrecy needed by companies for commercial success and good lawyers, and one has a decent recipe for abuse in such systems. Here's a pence.. buy a clue.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch. It is still a young company, and money is still the prime objective. Remember: Bill Gates is one of the largest constributor to non-profit organizations. Makes him and Microsoft part of the "good guys, Inc.", doesn't it? Oh wait.. they're mostly _his_ non profits. hmmm.
I'll reserve judgement until the cards are face up.
plus.. people still want to get drunk and read.. a TV or computer - heck, even a laptop are very hard to hold in conjunction with your body movement when swaying back-and-forth (think not just drunk, but moving in excessively jolting forms of transportation) .. so a book being very light, durable, and geared towards single recognition (a movie IS more socially exceptable than a book) would be more adaptable in a traveling situation (something this commercial and capitalist world is moving into for efficiency reasons) - it seems reasonable to state that a book is not immediately replacable until our society replaces its economic structure from the ground up.. (think paperless office.. WHERE IS THAT???)
good luck to all those who think we are near. I wish the same, but I am a realist.
those were gone already.. Canada made agreements with the US to deport draft dodgers a few years back.
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"Canada has signed an agreement with the US to halt what has been called asylum shopping - refugees who have been denied or think they will be denied asylum in one country, then crossing the border to apply in the other.
Deciding to slam the door on refugees who travel through the US has earned Canada rare criticism from the UNHCR as well as human rights groups.
They say that America's policies are nothing to emulate. They are critical of the US for creating a system that permits inspectors to make the on-the-spot decision to immediately deport people if they are not satisfied that the applicants have a credible fear of persecution. "
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/30787